America’s Oil Dependence and
What it Means for our Future
A public forum led by
Dr. Gal Luft,
Executive Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security,
and Co-founder of the Set America Free Coalition
The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security is a Washington-based think tank focused on energy security. Set America Free Coalition is an alliance of national security, environmental, lablor and religious groups promoting way sto reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.
Dr. Luft specializes in strategy, geopolitics, terrorism, energy security, and economic warfare. Newsweek called him a "tireless and independent advocate of energy security," the business magazine Poder called him "one of the most recognizable figures in modern energy and security issues," and Esquire included him in its 2007 list of America’s Best and Brightest.
Dr. Luft has testified before committees of the US Congresss, including the Senate Foreign Relations, the House International Relations, the House Science, and the US-China Economic and Seucrity Review Commission, and he advises both members of Congress and presidential candidates.
Dr. Luft has published numerous studies and articles on security and energy issues in various newspapers and publications, including The Washington Post, LA Times, and The Wall Street Journal.